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Images, Charts, Graphs, Maps &

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On This Page Image Reproduced From a Magazine or Journal

Image Reproduced from a
Magazine or Journal
Image Reproduced from a
Website
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Maps, Tables and Photographs
Figure X. Description of the image or title of the image. From "Title of Article," by
Article Author's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name, year, day, (for a
magazine) or year (for a journal), Title of Magazine or Journal, volume number,
page(s). Copyright year by name of copyright holder.

Tips Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your

Reproducing Images, Charts,

Tables & Graphs
assignment. If the image has been changed, use "Adapted from" instead of
"From" before the source information.
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Example:
Reproducing happens when you
copy or recreate an image, table,
graph or chart that is not your
original creation. If you reproduce
one of these works in your
assignment, you must create a
note underneath the image, chart,
table or graph to show where you
Figure 1. Man exercising. Adapted from "Yoga: Stretching Out," by A. N. Green,
found it. You do not include this
and L. O. Brown, 2006, May 8, Sports Digest, 15, p. 22. Copyright 2006 by
information in a Reference list.
Sports Digest Inc.
Citing Information From an
Image, Chart, Table or Graph

If you refer to information from an

image, chart, table or graph, but do
not reproduce it in your paper,
create a citation both in-text and
on your Reference list.

If the information is part of another

format, for example a book,
magazine article, encyclopedia,
etc., cite the work it came from.
For example if information came
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from a table in an article in Image Reproduced From a Website

National Geographic magazine,
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Tables and Photographs
you would cite the entire article.

Figure x. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of
If you are only making a passing
web page," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given,
reference to a well known image,
publication date if given, Title of Website. Retrieved Month, day, year that you
you would not have to cite it, e.g.
last viewed the website, from url. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.
describing someone as having a
Mona Lisa smile. Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your
assignment. If the image has not been changed but simply reproduced use
Figure Numbers
"From" instead of "Adapted from" before the source information.
Each image you reproduce should
Example:
be assigned a figure number,
starting with number 1 for the first A B C
image used in the assignment.
7 55 9
Title
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Images may not have a set title. If
this is the case give a description iii == 66

of the image where you would

Figure 2. Table of symbols. Adapted from Case One Study Results by G. A.
normally put the title.
Black, 2006, Strong Online. https://www.strongonline/ casestudies/one.html.
Copyright Information Copyright 2010 by G.L. Strong Ltd.

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When reproducing images, include
copyright information in the citation 
if it is given, including the year and
the copyright holder. Copyright
information on a website may often
be found at the bottom of the home
page.

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